Synonyms of elbowing

elbowing

verb

present participle of elbow

as in pushing

to force one's way

the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushing
• squeezing
• shoving
• jostling
• jamming
• pressing
• crashing
• shouldering
• bulldozing
• muscling
• boring
• thrusting
• bulling
• ramming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elbowing

After a long day zigzagging through Venice’s narrow streets, elbowing your way past crowds at every turn, arriving back in the historic Cannaregio district is a relief. — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

Interestingly, his first game for Argentina lasted just 47 seconds, as he was sent off for elbowing a defender in the face. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Brighton’s task was eased by a 53rd-minute red card shown to Coventry striker Taiwo Awoniyi for elbowing Maxim De Cuyper in an aerial challenge. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Robinhood elbowing out space in the IPO distribution game is both another potential revenue source for the company and a way to cultivate loyalty among its brokerage customers. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Allister elbowing Ibrahim Maza in the face in the 74th minute. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026

Facing unrelenting physicality in the Western Conference semifinals, Wembanyama earned a flagrant 2 foul and an automatic ejection for elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid in the neck. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026

Victor Wembanyama got revenge for getting tossed in the first half of Game 4 for elbowing T-Wolves big Naz Reid Tuesday. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026

Trade those greatest hits for a few hours’ drive above Dublin and the reward is a wilder, more elemental Ireland — Atlantic headlands carved by weather rather than postcards, beaches that appear out of nowhere, and cliffs that don’t require elbowing for a view. — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026